Erasure - She Won't Be Home

She phones her mum
Says this time she cannot come
Don't worry I'm with friends this Christmas
Dad gets upset
But in time he soon forgets
Here comes another lonely Christmas

And I wanted to say to you
How much I want to be with you
I wanted to say to you
How much I need to be with you
Christmas time comes once a year
She knows this time he won't be near

This song from 1989's Crackers International doesn't come up much (or ever) on the Christmas radio stations or playlists, but that makes it more of a surprise and delight to hear, despite the sad bassoon and longing lyrics. 

Alternate happy, cheesy, early 80s Christmas Eve song by The Waitresses:

RIYL: Pet Shop Boys, Depeche Mode, Yaz, OMD, Eurythmics

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Camouflage - That Smiling Face

All these words I try to find to say to you
I can't stand a thousand dreams I dream of you,
while you stand beside me,
while you move into my arms.

Driving home Saturday night, listening to the "Safety Dance" set on 1st Wave/SiriusXM, I heard a remix of this song and couldn't believe it. I used to wear this cassette out back in 1988 (or probably '89-'90, wasn't really an early an adopter back in 8th grade). Anyway, despite it's time in heavy rotation on my boom box, I didn't repurchase Voices & Images on CD, and subsequently didn't think to purchase (or otherwise) the mp3s, and just completely forgot about anything other than The Great Commandment. Until this weekend. So, when I saw Keith picked a song from 1988 for Monday, it felt like an invitation for me to do the same. Great minds, and all that jazz.

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Kristin Kontrol - Show Me

When it all becomes unbearably heavy
I will show you, I will show you
When it all becomes unbearably light
I will show you, I will show you
Love

I'm back with another departure project! This time from Kristin Kontrol, AKA Dee Dee from Dum Dum Girls, AKA Kristin Welchez.

I would have loved this song when I was 15. There is something about that guitar and horny keyboard combo that screams KJET (the radio station I listened to when I was growing up in Seattle). Add in some expert production and cheesy yet-fairly-well-sung lyrics and you've got the makings of a new wave slow dance hit. Only it's 30 years later so we'll just call it a fun and nostalgic most important song.

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